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| − | This tour took place between September and December in order to support the trilogy of ''[[Not The Actual Events]]'', ''[[Add Violence]]'' and ''[[Bad Witch]]''. It is part of the [[NIN 2017-2018]] touring cycle. Main support for this tour was [[The Jesus and Mary Chain]], who were supported by [[Nine Inch Nails]] during the 1990 [[Automatic Tour]]. Additional opening acts who took the stage ahead of The Jesus and Mary Chain were [[Related_bands_and_artists#Tobacco|Tobacco]], [[Related_bands_and_artists#Kite_Base|Kite Base]], [[Related_bands_and_artists#Daniel_Avery|Daniel Avery]], [[Related_bands_and_artists#Death_In_Vegas|Death In Vegas]], [[Related_bands_and_artists#Gabe_Gurnsey|Gabe Gurnsey]], [[Related_bands_and_artists#HMLTD|HMLTD]], and [[Related_bands_and_artists#The_Soft_Moon|The Soft Moon]]. | + | This tour took place between September and December in order to support the [[The Trilogy|trilogy]] of ''[[Not The Actual Events]]'', ''[[Add Violence]]'' and ''[[Bad Witch]]''. It is part of the [[NIN 2017-2018]] touring cycle. Main support for this tour was [[The Jesus and Mary Chain]], who were supported by [[Nine Inch Nails]] during the 1990 [[Automatic Tour]]. Additional opening acts who took the stage ahead of The Jesus and Mary Chain were [[Related_bands_and_artists#Tobacco|Tobacco]], [[Related_bands_and_artists#Kite_Base|Kite Base]], [[Related_bands_and_artists#Daniel_Avery|Daniel Avery]], [[Related_bands_and_artists#Death_In_Vegas|Death In Vegas]], [[Related_bands_and_artists#Gabe_Gurnsey|Gabe Gurnsey]], [[Related_bands_and_artists#HMLTD|HMLTD]], and [[Related_bands_and_artists#The_Soft_Moon|The Soft Moon]]. |
==Line-Up== | ==Line-Up== | ||
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==Stage Set-Up== | ==Stage Set-Up== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:2018tour1.jpg|thumb|Photo credit: Jonathan Rach]] | |
| + | [[Image:2018tour2.jpg|thumb|Photo credit: Jonathan Rach]] | ||
| + | This touring cycle had a stripped down, back-to-basics approach, similar to that of the [[Performance 2007]] and [[Wave Goodbye Tour|Wave Goodbye]] tours. Reznor stated that he had bowed out of the "arms-race" of concert technology and wanted to bring an element of danger and unpredictability. Behind the band was a scrim, and very basic lighting was used. Smoke machines were able to be used, as no elaborate visual elements would be interfered with. The looseness of production allowed for setlists for the overall cycle to be notably spontaneous. An aesthetic element was added with strands of recording tape hanging from mic stands, keyboard stands, and drum structures. This harked back to the [[Nine Inch Nails music videos|music video]] for "[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]", the [[Hate Tour]], and certain portions of the [[Self Destruct Touring Cycle]]. | ||
==Typical Setlist== | ==Typical Setlist== | ||
The tour had a significant variety in the setlist; however, there were a few regular occurrences: | The tour had a significant variety in the setlist; however, there were a few regular occurrences: | ||
| − | * " | + | * "Head Like A Hole" ended the main set, with "[[Hurt (song)|Hurt]]" being the last song played. |
* Most shows had a three song passage from ''Bad Witch'': "[[Shit Mirror]]", "[[Ahead Of Ourselves]]", and "[[God Break Down The Door]]". | * Most shows had a three song passage from ''Bad Witch'': "[[Shit Mirror]]", "[[Ahead Of Ourselves]]", and "[[God Break Down The Door]]". | ||
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The third show in Chicago featured "[[Subterraneans]]" by [[David Bowie]], with lyrics from "God Break Down The Door" and "[[Over And Out]]" being incorporated into it, as well as some notes from "[[The Frail]]" at the end. This was the first time the song was played since 1995. | The third show in Chicago featured "[[Subterraneans]]" by [[David Bowie]], with lyrics from "God Break Down The Door" and "[[Over And Out]]" being incorporated into it, as well as some notes from "[[The Frail]]" at the end. This was the first time the song was played since 1995. | ||
| − | The | + | The first of six shows at the Palladium saw the live debut of the [[How To Destroy Angels]] songs "[[A Drowning]]" and "[[Welcome Oblivion (song)|Welcome Oblivion]] (as performed by Nine Inch Nails). |
| − | The | + | The penultimate show in Los Angeles featured a guest appearance by [[Mike Garson]] on "[[Just Like You Imagined]]", "[[On The Wing]]", "[[La Mer]]", and a stripped-down rendition of "[[In This Twilight]]". [[Mariqueen Maandig Reznor]] appeared as a guest on both "On The Wing" and a later performance of "[[Ice Age]]". [[Gary Numan]] also performed his song "[[Metal]]" towards the end of the show. |
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| + | The final show featured three How To Destroy Angels covers, again featuring Mariqueen: "[[BBB]]", "Welcome Oblivion" and "Ice Age". Garson again appeared to perform the traditional song "[[Greensleeves]]", "Just Like You Imagined" and "La Mer". | ||
==Song Performance Statistics== | ==Song Performance Statistics== | ||
| − | The following are all the songs that were played on the tour, sorted chronologically in album order and how many times each song was performed | + | The following are all the songs that were played on the tour, sorted chronologically in album order and how many times each song was performed. As such, the current total unique songs performed is '''76''' (counting "[[The Eater Of Dreams]]" as a unique song, though not counting "[[The Fireman]]" as it is entirely pre-recorded). |
'''''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]''''' | '''''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]''''' | ||
| − | *"Head Like A Hole" - | + | *"Head Like A Hole" - 39 times |
*"[[Terrible Lie]]" - 8 times | *"[[Terrible Lie]]" - 8 times | ||
| − | *"[[Sanctified]]" - | + | *"[[Sanctified]]" - 10 times |
| − | *"[[Something I Can Never Have]]" - | + | *"[[Something I Can Never Have]]" - 5 times |
*"Sin" - 10 times | *"Sin" - 10 times | ||
'''''Broken EP''''' | '''''Broken EP''''' | ||
| − | *"Pinion" - | + | *"Pinion" - 4 times |
| − | *"[[Wish (song)|Wish]]" - | + | *"[[Wish (song)|Wish]]" - 31 times |
*"[[Last]]" - 11 times | *"[[Last]]" - 11 times | ||
*"[[Help Me I Am In Hell]]" - 15 times | *"[[Help Me I Am In Hell]]" - 15 times | ||
*"Happiness In Slavery" - 15 times | *"Happiness In Slavery" - 15 times | ||
| − | *"[[Gave Up]]" - | + | *"[[Gave Up]]" - 25 times |
*"[[Physical]]" - 5 times | *"[[Physical]]" - 5 times | ||
*"[[Suck]]" - 7 times | *"[[Suck]]" - 7 times | ||
'''''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]''''' | '''''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]''''' | ||
| − | *"[[Mr. Self Destruct]]" - | + | *"[[Mr. Self Destruct]]" - 17 times |
| − | *"[[Piggy]]" - | + | *"[[Piggy]]" - 19 times |
| − | *"[[March Of The Pigs (song)|March Of The Pigs]]" - | + | *"[[March Of The Pigs (song)|March Of The Pigs]]" - 27 times |
| − | *"[[Closer]]" - | + | *"[[Closer]]" - 18 times |
*"[[The Becoming]]" - 6 times | *"[[The Becoming]]" - 6 times | ||
| − | *"[[I Do Not Want This]]" - | + | *"[[I Do Not Want This]]" - 3 times |
*"[[A Warm Place]]" - 3 times | *"[[A Warm Place]]" - 3 times | ||
*"[[Eraser]]" - 5 times | *"[[Eraser]]" - 5 times | ||
| − | *"[[Reptile]]" - | + | *"[[Reptile]]" - 21 times |
| − | *"Hurt" - | + | *"Hurt" - 39 times |
'''''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]]''''' | '''''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]]''''' | ||
| − | *"[[Somewhat Damaged]]" - | + | *"[[Somewhat Damaged]]" - 11 times |
| − | *"[[The Day The World Went Away (song)|The Day The World Went Away]]" - | + | *"[[The Day The World Went Away (song)|The Day The World Went Away]]" - 14 times |
| − | *"The Frail" - | + | *"The Frail" - 10 times |
| − | *"[[The Wretched]]" - | + | *"[[The Wretched]]" - 10 times |
*"Just Like You Imagined" (with Mike Garson) - 2 times | *"Just Like You Imagined" (with Mike Garson) - 2 times | ||
| − | *"[[Even Deeper]]" - | + | *"[[Even Deeper]]" - 15 times |
| − | *"La Mer" - | + | *"La Mer" - 5 times (2 times with Mike Garson) |
*"[[Starfuckers, Inc. (song)|Starfuckers, Inc.]]" - 4 times | *"[[Starfuckers, Inc. (song)|Starfuckers, Inc.]]" - 4 times | ||
| − | *"[[The Big Come Down]]" - | + | *"[[The Big Come Down]]" - 7 times |
'''''[[Still]]''''' | '''''[[Still]]''''' | ||
| − | *"And All That Could Have Been" - | + | *"And All That Could Have Been" - 5 times |
'''''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]]''''' | '''''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]]''''' | ||
| − | *"[[All The Love In The World]]" - | + | *"[[All The Love In The World]]" - 12 times |
| − | *"[[The Hand That Feeds (song)|The Hand That Feeds]]" - | + | *"[[The Hand That Feeds (song)|The Hand That Feeds]]" - 22 times |
| − | *"[[Only (song)|Only]]" - | + | *"[[Only (song)|Only]]" - 6 times |
*"[[Home]]" - 5 times | *"[[Home]]" - 5 times | ||
'''''[[Year Zero]]''''' | '''''[[Year Zero]]''''' | ||
| − | *"[[The Beginning Of The End]]" - | + | *"[[The Beginning Of The End]]" - 5 times |
| − | *"[[Survivalism (song)|Survivalism]]" - | + | *"[[Survivalism (song)|Survivalism]]" - 16 times |
| − | *"[[The Good Soldier]]" - | + | *"[[The Good Soldier]]" - 5 times |
| − | *"[[Me, I'm Not]]" - | + | *"[[Me, I'm Not]]" - 10 times |
| − | *"[[The Great Destroyer]]" - | + | *"[[The Great Destroyer]]" - 12 times |
*"In This Twilight" (reworked piano version with Mike Garson) - 1 time | *"In This Twilight" (reworked piano version with Mike Garson) - 1 time | ||
'''''[[The Slip]]''''' | '''''[[The Slip]]''''' | ||
| − | *"[[1,000,000]]" - | + | *"[[1,000,000]]" - 5 times |
| − | *"[[Letting You]]" - | + | *"[[Letting You]]" - 11 times |
'''''[[Hesitation Marks]]''''' | '''''[[Hesitation Marks]]''''' | ||
| − | *"Pinion" / "The Eater Of Dreams" - | + | *"Pinion" / "The Eater Of Dreams" - 1 time |
| − | *"[[Copy Of A]]" - | + | *"[[Copy Of A]]" - 19 times |
| − | *"[[Came Back Haunted (song)|Came Back Haunted]]" - | + | *"[[Came Back Haunted (song)|Came Back Haunted]]" - 1 time |
| − | *"[[Find My Way]]" - | + | *"[[Find My Way]]" - 5 times |
'''''Not The Actual Events EP''''' | '''''Not The Actual Events EP''''' | ||
| − | *"[[Branches/Bones]]" - | + | *"[[Branches/Bones]]" - 9 times |
*"Dear World," - 4 times | *"Dear World," - 4 times | ||
| − | + | *"[[Burning Bright (Field On Fire)]]" - 12 times | |
| − | *"[[Burning Bright (Field On Fire)]]" - | ||
'''''Add Violence EP''''' | '''''Add Violence EP''''' | ||
| − | *"[[Less Than]]" - | + | *"[[Less Than]]" - 17 times |
| − | *"[[The Lovers]]" - | + | *"[[The Lovers]]" - 21 times |
| − | *"This Isn't The Place" - | + | *"This Isn't The Place" - 17 times |
| − | *"[[The Background World]]" - | + | *"[[The Background World]]" - 5 times |
'''''Bad Witch''''' | '''''Bad Witch''''' | ||
| − | *"Shit Mirror" - | + | *"Shit Mirror" - 25 times |
| − | *"Ahead Of Ourselves" - | + | *"Ahead Of Ourselves" - 21 times |
| − | *"God Break Down The Door" - | + | *"God Break Down The Door" - 22 times |
*"Over And Out" - 16 times | *"Over And Out" - 16 times | ||
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*"The Fireman" - 21 times ('''not counted toward song total tally as it is pre-recorded''') | *"The Fireman" - 21 times ('''not counted toward song total tally as it is pre-recorded''') | ||
*"Now I'm Nothing" - 4 times | *"Now I'm Nothing" - 4 times | ||
| − | *"[[Burn (song)|Burn]]" - | + | *"[[Burn (song)|Burn]]" - 16 times |
*"The Perfect Drug" - 20 times | *"The Perfect Drug" - 20 times | ||
| − | *"[[I'm Afraid Of Americans]]" (David Bowie cover) - | + | *"[[I'm Afraid Of Americans]]" (David Bowie cover) - 15 times |
| − | *"[[I Can't Give Everything Away]] (Farewell Mix)" (David Bowie cover) - | + | *"[[I Can't Give Everything Away]] (Farewell Mix)" (David Bowie cover) - 6 times |
*"Subterraneans" (David Bowie cover) - 5 times | *"Subterraneans" (David Bowie cover) - 5 times | ||
| − | *"[[Digital]]" ([[Joy Division]] cover) - | + | *"[[Digital]]" ([[Joy Division]] cover) - 2 times |
*"[[Dead Souls]]" (Joy Division cover) - 4 times | *"[[Dead Souls]]" (Joy Division cover) - 4 times | ||
| − | *"[[Metal]]" (Gary Numan cover) - | + | *"[[Metal]]" (Gary Numan cover) - 3 times (1 time performed with Numan) |
| − | *"[[Parasite]]" (How To Destroy Angels cover) - | + | *"[[Parasite]]" (How To Destroy Angels cover) - 3 times |
| − | *" | + | *"Welcome Oblivion" (How To Destroy Angels cover) - 2 times |
| − | + | *"A Drowning" (How To Destroy Angels cover) - 1 time | |
| − | *" | ||
*"On The Wing" (How To Destroy Angels cover) - 1 time | *"On The Wing" (How To Destroy Angels cover) - 1 time | ||
| − | *" | + | *"Ice Age" (How To Destroy Angels cover) - 2 times |
*"BBB" (How To Destroy Angels cover) - 1 time | *"BBB" (How To Destroy Angels cover) - 1 time | ||
*"Greensleeves" (with Mike Garson) - 1 time | *"Greensleeves" (with Mike Garson) - 1 time | ||
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| 2018/09/30 Louisville, KY | | 2018/09/30 Louisville, KY | ||
| − | | Louder Than Life Festival ( | + | | Louder Than Life Festival (CANCELLED due to flooding) |
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| [[2018/10/09 Washington, DC]] | | [[2018/10/09 Washington, DC]] | ||
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| − | == | + | ==Pre-show music== |
| − | + | '''Posted to Spotify by Trent Reznor in 2018'''[https://www.scribd.com/document/209931191/Omg-Playlists] | |
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| + | Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - "[[And When The Sky Was Opened]]" | ||
| + | <br>Soft Cell - "Seedy Films" | ||
| + | <br>Tones On Tail - "Lions" | ||
| + | <br>New Order - "Dreams Never End" | ||
| + | <br>David Bowie - "African Night Flight" | ||
| + | <br>Soft Cell - "[[Sex Dwarf]]" | ||
| + | <br>Killing Joke - "Requiem" | ||
| + | <br>Fischerspooner - "Have Fun Tonight" | ||
| + | <br>Brainiac - "Hot Metal Doberman's" | ||
| + | <br>Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - "[[8 Billion]]" | ||
| + | <br>The Flamingos - "I Only Have Eyes For You" | ||
| + | <br>Brainiac - "Fresh New Eyes" | ||
| + | <br>David Bowie - "Breaking Glass" | ||
| + | <br>Iggy Pop - "Funtime" | ||
| + | <br>Belong - "Come See" | ||
| + | <br>[[Bauhaus]] - "Kick In The Eye" | ||
| + | <br>Portishead - "We Carry On" | ||
| + | <br>David Bowie - "A New Career In A New Town" | ||
| + | <br>New Order - "The Village" | ||
| + | <br>Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - "[[Technically, Missing]]" | ||
| + | <br>Love And Rockets - "Haunted When The Minutes Drag" | ||
| + | <br>POLIÇA and s t a r g a z e - "How Is This Happening" | ||
| + | <br>Cheap Trick - "Hello There" | ||
| + | <br>Portishead - "Silence" | ||
| + | <br>BEAK> - "Yatton" | ||
| + | <br>of Montreal - "Bunny Ain't No Kind Of Rider" | ||
| + | <br>David Bowie - "Warszawa" | ||
| + | <br>Primal Scream - "Accelerator" | ||
| + | <br>How To Destroy Angels - "On The Wing" | ||
| + | <br>Liars - "Mask Maker" | ||
| + | <br>David Bowie - "A Small Plot Of Land" | ||
| + | <br>Radiohead - "Daydreaming" | ||
| + | <br>Liars - "Plaster Casts Of Everything" | ||
| + | <br>BEAK> - "Sex Music" | ||
| + | <br>Belong - "Never Came Close" | ||
| + | <br>DIIV - "Out Of Mind" | ||
| + | <br>Primal Scream - "Can't Go Back" | ||
| + | <br>David Bowie - "Always Crashing In The Same Car" | ||
| + | <br>BEAK> - "Brean Down" | ||
| + | <br>Roxy Music - "Ladytron" | ||
| + | <br>How To Destroy Angels - "[[Too Late, All Gone]]" | ||
| + | <br>Liars - "No. 1 Against The Rush" | ||
| + | <br>BEAK> - "Wulfstan II" | ||
| + | <br>The Sons Of The Pioneers - "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" | ||
| + | <br>DIIV - "Under The Sun" | ||
| + | <br>[[Related_bands_and_artists#Oneohtrix_Point_Never|Oneohtrix Point Never]] - "Black Snow" | ||
| + | <br>Cabaret Voltaire - "Sensoria" | ||
| + | <br>BEAK> - "Rsi" | ||
| + | <br>Roxy Music - "Re-Make / Re-Model" | ||
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| + | ==Physical World Presale== | ||
| + | Presale tickets for this tour were initially sold only in-person at the venue box offices in an event dubbed the Physical World Presale. The purpose of this presale was to try to get the best tickets into the hands of the most dedicated fans and to minimize reseller scalping (and to create a social event). | ||
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| + | At the presale, there were merch booths set up, selling vinyl, apparel, and accessories, including an exclusive litho listing the presale cities, and an exclusive "In The Physical World" t-shirt with the city name. There were also headphone listening booths set up, where fans could listen to "Play The Goddamned Part" and "Ahead of Ourselves". | ||
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| + | After the Physical World Presale, the remaining tickets were later released through normal ticketing channels. The original announcement[https://www.nin.com/tickets2018/] reads: | ||
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| + | <blockquote>'''TICKETS FOR COLD AND BLACK AND INFINITE NORTH AMERICA 2018 WILL GO ON SALE MAY 19 EXCLUSIVELY AT THE PHYSICAL WORLD PRESALE''' | ||
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| + | '''WHAT? WHY? PHYSICAL WORLD PRESALE?'''<br /> | ||
| + | THE PROMISE OF A WORLD MADE BETTER BY COMPUTERS AND ONLINE CONNECTIVITY HAS FAILED US IN MANY WAYS, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO TICKETING. EVERYTHING ABOUT THE PROCESS SUCKS AND EVERYONE LOSES EXCEPT THE RESELLER. WE’VE DECIDED TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAT WILL ALSO LIKELY SUCK, BUT IN A DIFFERENT WAY. WE’RE HOPING MANY OF YOU WILL BE HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS, WHILE SOME MAY DO WHAT THEY ALWAYS DO AND BITCH ABOUT IT. | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:'''<br /> | ||
| + | YOU (AN ACTUAL HUMAN BEING) SHOW UP AT THE BOX OFFICE, INTERACT WITH THE TICKET SELLER (ANOTHER ACTUAL HUMAN BEING) AND PURCHASE UP TO FOUR TICKETS THAT WILL ACTUALLY BE HANDED TO YOU ON THE SPOT. THE TICKETS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE ONLINE OR ANYWHERE ELSE BEFORE OR DURING THAT DAY. ALL SEATS (INCLUDING THE BEST SEATS) WILL BE AVAILABLE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE. YOU MAY ACTUALLY ENCOUNTER OTHER ACTUAL HUMAN BEINGS WITH SIMILAR INTERESTS LIKELY WEARING BLACK CLOTHING DURING THE PROCESS AND POTENTIALLY INTERACT WITH THEM. THE EXPERIENCE HAS THE POTENTIAL* TO BE ENJOYABLE. NINE INCH NAILS HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER, LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST AND GOOD TIMES.** | ||
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| + | '''ANY REMAINING TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT A LATER DATE.''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | <nowiki>*</nowiki>NOT GUARANTEED<br /> | ||
| + | <nowiki>**</nowiki>NOT ENTIRELY TRUE | ||
| + | </blockquote> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Canceled 2020 leg== | ||
| + | On May 19, 2020, Trent Reznor stated that an [[Canceled_Pandemic_Dates|additional leg]] of the tour had been planned for the fall of that year, but was preemptively canceled due to the pandemic. The opening act would have been Jehnny Beth. Merchandise that had already been manufactured for the tour was put up for sale on [[nin.com]], with the proceeds going to charity. | ||
[[Category:Tours]] | [[Category:Tours]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:41, 18 October 2024
This tour took place between September and December in order to support the trilogy of Not The Actual Events, Add Violence and Bad Witch. It is part of the NIN 2017-2018 touring cycle. Main support for this tour was The Jesus and Mary Chain, who were supported by Nine Inch Nails during the 1990 Automatic Tour. Additional opening acts who took the stage ahead of The Jesus and Mary Chain were Tobacco, Kite Base, Daniel Avery, Death In Vegas, Gabe Gurnsey, HMLTD, and The Soft Moon.
Contents
Line-Up
- Alessandro Cortini: Keyboards, guitar, bass, backing vocals
- Robin Finck: Guitar, Keyboards, backing vocals
- Trent Reznor: Vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Atticus Ross: Keyboards, samples, programming, backing vocals
- Ilan Rubin: Drums, keyboards, backing vocals
Stage Set-Up
This touring cycle had a stripped down, back-to-basics approach, similar to that of the Performance 2007 and Wave Goodbye tours. Reznor stated that he had bowed out of the "arms-race" of concert technology and wanted to bring an element of danger and unpredictability. Behind the band was a scrim, and very basic lighting was used. Smoke machines were able to be used, as no elaborate visual elements would be interfered with. The looseness of production allowed for setlists for the overall cycle to be notably spontaneous. An aesthetic element was added with strands of recording tape hanging from mic stands, keyboard stands, and drum structures. This harked back to the music video for "Head Like A Hole", the Hate Tour, and certain portions of the Self Destruct Touring Cycle.
Typical Setlist
The tour had a significant variety in the setlist; however, there were a few regular occurrences:
- "Head Like A Hole" ended the main set, with "Hurt" being the last song played.
- Most shows had a three song passage from Bad Witch: "Shit Mirror", "Ahead Of Ourselves", and "God Break Down The Door".
No fewer than seven songs were played as the opening number, including "Now I'm Nothing".
The opening night of the tour featured the entirety of the Broken EP being played, including the first performance of "Happiness In Slavery" since 1995. The song would appear at several other shows throughout the tour. Broken went on to be performed a second time, with the omission of "Pinion", at the second show in Brooklyn. Subsequent shows had the EP played out of album order but featuring every song, sans "Pinion".
"The Perfect Drug" was played for the first time on the third night, 21 years after its release. "This Isn't The Place" and "Dear World," also made their debuts during the tour.
"Sin" and "And All That Could Have Been" were played at the second show in Chicago; the former being played live for the first time since 2009 and the latter for the first time ever.
The third show in Chicago featured "Subterraneans" by David Bowie, with lyrics from "God Break Down The Door" and "Over And Out" being incorporated into it, as well as some notes from "The Frail" at the end. This was the first time the song was played since 1995.
The first of six shows at the Palladium saw the live debut of the How To Destroy Angels songs "A Drowning" and "Welcome Oblivion (as performed by Nine Inch Nails).
The penultimate show in Los Angeles featured a guest appearance by Mike Garson on "Just Like You Imagined", "On The Wing", "La Mer", and a stripped-down rendition of "In This Twilight". Mariqueen Maandig Reznor appeared as a guest on both "On The Wing" and a later performance of "Ice Age". Gary Numan also performed his song "Metal" towards the end of the show.
The final show featured three How To Destroy Angels covers, again featuring Mariqueen: "BBB", "Welcome Oblivion" and "Ice Age". Garson again appeared to perform the traditional song "Greensleeves", "Just Like You Imagined" and "La Mer".
Song Performance Statistics
The following are all the songs that were played on the tour, sorted chronologically in album order and how many times each song was performed. As such, the current total unique songs performed is 76 (counting "The Eater Of Dreams" as a unique song, though not counting "The Fireman" as it is entirely pre-recorded).
- "Head Like A Hole" - 39 times
- "Terrible Lie" - 8 times
- "Sanctified" - 10 times
- "Something I Can Never Have" - 5 times
- "Sin" - 10 times
Broken EP
- "Pinion" - 4 times
- "Wish" - 31 times
- "Last" - 11 times
- "Help Me I Am In Hell" - 15 times
- "Happiness In Slavery" - 15 times
- "Gave Up" - 25 times
- "Physical" - 5 times
- "Suck" - 7 times
- "Mr. Self Destruct" - 17 times
- "Piggy" - 19 times
- "March Of The Pigs" - 27 times
- "Closer" - 18 times
- "The Becoming" - 6 times
- "I Do Not Want This" - 3 times
- "A Warm Place" - 3 times
- "Eraser" - 5 times
- "Reptile" - 21 times
- "Hurt" - 39 times
- "Somewhat Damaged" - 11 times
- "The Day The World Went Away" - 14 times
- "The Frail" - 10 times
- "The Wretched" - 10 times
- "Just Like You Imagined" (with Mike Garson) - 2 times
- "Even Deeper" - 15 times
- "La Mer" - 5 times (2 times with Mike Garson)
- "Starfuckers, Inc." - 4 times
- "The Big Come Down" - 7 times
- "And All That Could Have Been" - 5 times
- "All The Love In The World" - 12 times
- "The Hand That Feeds" - 22 times
- "Only" - 6 times
- "Home" - 5 times
- "The Beginning Of The End" - 5 times
- "Survivalism" - 16 times
- "The Good Soldier" - 5 times
- "Me, I'm Not" - 10 times
- "The Great Destroyer" - 12 times
- "In This Twilight" (reworked piano version with Mike Garson) - 1 time
- "1,000,000" - 5 times
- "Letting You" - 11 times
- "Pinion" / "The Eater Of Dreams" - 1 time
- "Copy Of A" - 19 times
- "Came Back Haunted" - 1 time
- "Find My Way" - 5 times
Not The Actual Events EP
- "Branches/Bones" - 9 times
- "Dear World," - 4 times
- "Burning Bright (Field On Fire)" - 12 times
Add Violence EP
- "Less Than" - 17 times
- "The Lovers" - 21 times
- "This Isn't The Place" - 17 times
- "The Background World" - 5 times
Bad Witch
- "Shit Mirror" - 25 times
- "Ahead Of Ourselves" - 21 times
- "God Break Down The Door" - 22 times
- "Over And Out" - 16 times
Other
- "The Fireman" - 21 times (not counted toward song total tally as it is pre-recorded)
- "Now I'm Nothing" - 4 times
- "Burn" - 16 times
- "The Perfect Drug" - 20 times
- "I'm Afraid Of Americans" (David Bowie cover) - 15 times
- "I Can't Give Everything Away (Farewell Mix)" (David Bowie cover) - 6 times
- "Subterraneans" (David Bowie cover) - 5 times
- "Digital" (Joy Division cover) - 2 times
- "Dead Souls" (Joy Division cover) - 4 times
- "Metal" (Gary Numan cover) - 3 times (1 time performed with Numan)
- "Parasite" (How To Destroy Angels cover) - 3 times
- "Welcome Oblivion" (How To Destroy Angels cover) - 2 times
- "A Drowning" (How To Destroy Angels cover) - 1 time
- "On The Wing" (How To Destroy Angels cover) - 1 time
- "Ice Age" (How To Destroy Angels cover) - 2 times
- "BBB" (How To Destroy Angels cover) - 1 time
- "Greensleeves" (with Mike Garson) - 1 time
Tour Dates
Pre-show music
Posted to Spotify by Trent Reznor in 2018[1]
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - "And When The Sky Was Opened"
Soft Cell - "Seedy Films"
Tones On Tail - "Lions"
New Order - "Dreams Never End"
David Bowie - "African Night Flight"
Soft Cell - "Sex Dwarf"
Killing Joke - "Requiem"
Fischerspooner - "Have Fun Tonight"
Brainiac - "Hot Metal Doberman's"
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - "8 Billion"
The Flamingos - "I Only Have Eyes For You"
Brainiac - "Fresh New Eyes"
David Bowie - "Breaking Glass"
Iggy Pop - "Funtime"
Belong - "Come See"
Bauhaus - "Kick In The Eye"
Portishead - "We Carry On"
David Bowie - "A New Career In A New Town"
New Order - "The Village"
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - "Technically, Missing"
Love And Rockets - "Haunted When The Minutes Drag"
POLIÇA and s t a r g a z e - "How Is This Happening"
Cheap Trick - "Hello There"
Portishead - "Silence"
BEAK> - "Yatton"
of Montreal - "Bunny Ain't No Kind Of Rider"
David Bowie - "Warszawa"
Primal Scream - "Accelerator"
How To Destroy Angels - "On The Wing"
Liars - "Mask Maker"
David Bowie - "A Small Plot Of Land"
Radiohead - "Daydreaming"
Liars - "Plaster Casts Of Everything"
BEAK> - "Sex Music"
Belong - "Never Came Close"
DIIV - "Out Of Mind"
Primal Scream - "Can't Go Back"
David Bowie - "Always Crashing In The Same Car"
BEAK> - "Brean Down"
Roxy Music - "Ladytron"
How To Destroy Angels - "Too Late, All Gone"
Liars - "No. 1 Against The Rush"
BEAK> - "Wulfstan II"
The Sons Of The Pioneers - "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"
DIIV - "Under The Sun"
Oneohtrix Point Never - "Black Snow"
Cabaret Voltaire - "Sensoria"
BEAK> - "Rsi"
Roxy Music - "Re-Make / Re-Model"
Physical World Presale
Presale tickets for this tour were initially sold only in-person at the venue box offices in an event dubbed the Physical World Presale. The purpose of this presale was to try to get the best tickets into the hands of the most dedicated fans and to minimize reseller scalping (and to create a social event).
At the presale, there were merch booths set up, selling vinyl, apparel, and accessories, including an exclusive litho listing the presale cities, and an exclusive "In The Physical World" t-shirt with the city name. There were also headphone listening booths set up, where fans could listen to "Play The Goddamned Part" and "Ahead of Ourselves".
After the Physical World Presale, the remaining tickets were later released through normal ticketing channels. The original announcement[2] reads:
TICKETS FOR COLD AND BLACK AND INFINITE NORTH AMERICA 2018 WILL GO ON SALE MAY 19 EXCLUSIVELY AT THE PHYSICAL WORLD PRESALE
WHAT? WHY? PHYSICAL WORLD PRESALE?
THE PROMISE OF A WORLD MADE BETTER BY COMPUTERS AND ONLINE CONNECTIVITY HAS FAILED US IN MANY WAYS, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO TICKETING. EVERYTHING ABOUT THE PROCESS SUCKS AND EVERYONE LOSES EXCEPT THE RESELLER. WE’VE DECIDED TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAT WILL ALSO LIKELY SUCK, BUT IN A DIFFERENT WAY. WE’RE HOPING MANY OF YOU WILL BE HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS, WHILE SOME MAY DO WHAT THEY ALWAYS DO AND BITCH ABOUT IT.HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:
YOU (AN ACTUAL HUMAN BEING) SHOW UP AT THE BOX OFFICE, INTERACT WITH THE TICKET SELLER (ANOTHER ACTUAL HUMAN BEING) AND PURCHASE UP TO FOUR TICKETS THAT WILL ACTUALLY BE HANDED TO YOU ON THE SPOT. THE TICKETS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE ONLINE OR ANYWHERE ELSE BEFORE OR DURING THAT DAY. ALL SEATS (INCLUDING THE BEST SEATS) WILL BE AVAILABLE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE. YOU MAY ACTUALLY ENCOUNTER OTHER ACTUAL HUMAN BEINGS WITH SIMILAR INTERESTS LIKELY WEARING BLACK CLOTHING DURING THE PROCESS AND POTENTIALLY INTERACT WITH THEM. THE EXPERIENCE HAS THE POTENTIAL* TO BE ENJOYABLE. NINE INCH NAILS HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER, LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST AND GOOD TIMES.**ANY REMAINING TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT A LATER DATE.
*NOT GUARANTEED
**NOT ENTIRELY TRUE
Canceled 2020 leg
On May 19, 2020, Trent Reznor stated that an additional leg of the tour had been planned for the fall of that year, but was preemptively canceled due to the pandemic. The opening act would have been Jehnny Beth. Merchandise that had already been manufactured for the tour was put up for sale on nin.com, with the proceeds going to charity.